split Examples

The general syntax for this method is:

stringName.split('delimiter')

split is actually a string method, but it complements the array method join.

split divides a string into smaller pieces, which are stored in a new array. The delimiter argument determines how the string is broken apart.

Example

let numbers = "1,2,3,4";
let word = "Rutabaga";
let phrase = "Bookkeeper of balloons."
let arr = [];

arr = numbers.split(',');  //split the string at each comma.
console.log(arr);

arr = phrase.split(' ');   //split the string at each space.
console.log(arr);

arr = word.split('');      //split the string at each character.
console.log(arr);

Output

['1', '2', '3', '4']
['Bookkeeper', 'of', 'balloons.']
['R', 'u', 't', 'a', 'b', 'a', 'g', 'a']